A lot has been made about how much younger (and faster) Sporting Kansas City have gotten in the offseason. Out are players who were old, slow, injured or all of the above in 2016 (Brad Davis, Justin Mapp) and in are much younger and faster players for 2017 (Gerso Fernandes, Latif Blessing, Tyler Pasher).
Let’s start with age. If you take a look at Sporting KC’s transaction tracker, there has been a lot of roster turnover since the Sounders stole that playoff goal by being offside in the MLS Cup Playoffs.